Fruit-picker&#39;s bag.



No. 833,383. y PATBNTBD 00116, 1906.

` G. GUINTHER.

FRUIT PIGKERS BAG.

APPLIOATION FILED JULYRB, 1905.

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No. 833,383. PATBNTED 00T. I6, 1906.

' G. GUINTHBR. I

FRUIT PIGKERS BAG.v

APPLICATION FILED JULYz5,19o5.

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' dpplicaticn filed lult l'c all whom, it may @wenn Be. itknown that I., GEORGE GUrNrHER, a citizen of the United Statearesiding at Co-Y vina, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Fruit -Pickersf Bags, of which the following is, a specification.

The object of my invention ,is to provide a handy fruit-pickers bag which will prevent the fruit from injury while being picked or discharged therefrom, also to provide a fruitpickers bag which can be placed on the ground or ladder and will :noty sag and injure the fruit thereby. I accomplish these objects by means of the bag described herein and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fruitpicker s bag embodying my invention in its open spread-out position ready to receive the fruit, the conventional supporting shoulderstraps being omitted as unnecessary to illustrate in anymanner the invention. F1g.2 is a perspective view of the'same, looking diagonally from the rear, in its dropped or emptying position. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section of my bag in the position shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one member of the folding bottom. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the front corner of the bag. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of my bag, lthe bottom in its closed position for use. l Fig. 7 is a central vertical section of the modified form as shown in Fig. 6, the bottom being in its dropped or emptying position. Fi 9 is a perspective view of the bottom-closingg pad in the modified bag. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary view of the wire shield.

In the drawings, A represents the bag, preferably made of canvas, supported in the usual manner by conventional shoulder-straps (not shown) attached to the bag-supporting bails B. Extending around the top of the bag is the top supporting-wire I, to which the to end of the canvas forming the bag is sewe The loop I on the top wire extends up through the canvas and forms hooks for the engagement of the loop H on the bottom-sup orting devices H. Astrip of stiff materia O is secured to the rear of the top supporting-Wire I, causing that member to form a half-circle, an eye Il being also formed in the top wire for the engagement of the supporting-bails B.

In the modified form of my improved bag, as shown in Fig. 6, I have shown a wire shield latented Qct. 1,6, 1%6...

I). This shield is. made to drop over the head of and surrounds the bag and will protect the fruit thatk may be contained inthe bagfrom injury. The bagat this point, is thickened or padded, as at F, to prevent` the fruit from crowding against the wire and bruising. A fragment of the wire comprising this shield is shown in Fig. 10. y

When the bag is full of' fruit and itis desired to empty the same, thebottorn-supporting devices. II are detached from the loop; I and permitted to drop, and the bottom ofthe bag will fall down a spread-out condition and permit the fruit to be easily discharged therefrom without in any manner crowding or bruising the fruit.

To form a reliable bottom for the bag, which will not bruise the fruit and that can be readily dropped so as to let the contents empty itself from the bag and at the same time prevent the bag from sagging while sitting on the uneven ground or on a ladder, and

`thereby injure the fruit, I have constructed the bottom G (comprising two members pivoted together) of a central bodyT portion of light wood L and surrounded by a covering of. matting E, held in place by awire L', whi ch surrounds the outer edge of the block and matting. These members are secured to the bottom of the bag and arranged to fold under the bag and form a closure for the bottom when the bag is in position for use, as shown in Fig. 1, and when the bottom-supporting Wires are disengaged will drop into position shown in Fig. 2. In Fig. 7 the bottom G is made in a single piece. Below the point where the lowest member of the bottom is secured to the bag are riveted hooks for the attachments of the bottom-supporting devices II, so that when the bottom is in its closed osition ready for use, as shown in Fig. 1, the bottom members will spread themselves out below the bottom of the bag and form a closure therefor and the extension of the canvas forming the bag will drop down and form a closing-flap C', as shown in Fig. 1, and prevent the possibility of any fruit passing out ofthe bag while the bottom-su porting wires are hooked ontothe loops Il oij the top wire. In the use of these bags it is found that when the bottom is folded up unless an extension is made on the bag the fruit is liable to work out past the fold and discharge itself from the bag. To prevent this, I have provided the extension on the canvas forming the bag which will hold over and drop down- ICO wardly,ias shown in Fig. 1, and prevent anyfl means .secured i to one side of said bag, and

accidental loss of the fruit, and at the same time form a chute'for'the discharge of the fruit when it is being discharged from the bag. This extension on the bottom of the bag 'will form a reliable bottom for the bag without providing any cross rigid piece extending across the front of the bag betweenthe points J, (where the supporting devices H are secured to the bag,) as is usalin' bags of this character. i

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

l. A bag of the character herein described having means to prevent the accidental loss of fruit while the bag is being'lled comprising bottom-supporting devices an extension on the bottom of the bag below the point where said bottom-supporting devices are secured.

2. A bag open at both ends, `a stiffening` adapted ltovforma bottom and means for supporting the `said bottom.'

. 3. rnit-pickers bag of the lcharacter hereindescribedhaving a bottom comprising two members pivoted together and disposed at one sid'e and near the bottonfend "of the bag and.. adapted' to be partly folded together to formI the bottom or the bag. 1 v

4. Abag, one'endo'f whichlto :be used as a mouth,;and the'oth'er' as a chute, with a portion of .one side stiened and adapted to Jfold and form ak bottom and means for holding said bottom in position. InHwitn'ess'that-I' claim the foregoing I have'hereunto subscribed my name this 19th' day ofJuly', 1905;. A ,f I v l eiaoncEeUiNTnEn Witnesses? v yHENRYJI. HAZARD, MARGARETE C.jl\lEoKnLLsoN. 

